Review 3 of 4 • Tariff & Slabs https://lescoebilcheck.pk/ R A T E S T R U C T U R E R E V I E W • 2 0 2 6 LESCO Tariff & Slab Rates: How Fair Is the Structure? A close look at the per-unit rates across domestic, commercial, and agricultural categories — and what they mean for different consumers. Domestic Commercial Agricultural Domestic Tariff — Protected Consumers Number of Units Price Per Unit Up to 50 Units (Lifeline) Rs 3.95 51–100 Units (Lifeline) Rs 7.74 01–100 Units Rs 10.54 101–200 Units Rs 13.01 The protected slab is clearly designed to shield lower-consumption households from the sharper rate increases seen further up the scale. The gap between the lifeline rate and the general protected rate is significant, which rewards consumers who keep usage minimal but still offers meaningful relief up to 200 units. Domestic Tariff — Non-Protected Consumers Number of Units Price Per Unit 001–100 Units Rs 22.44 101–200 Units Rs 28.91 201–300 Units Rs 33.10 301–400 Units Rs 37.99 401–500 Units Rs 40.20 501–600 Units Rs 41.62 601–700 Units Rs 42.76 700 – Above Rs 47.69 Observation: The jump from protected to non-protected rates is steep — more than double at the lowest slab. This structure creates a strong incentive to stay within 200 units wherever a household's needs allow it. Commercial & Agricultural Rates Commercial Tariff Load Type Per Unit Less than 5KW Rs 38.82 Above 5KW Rs 40.26 Agricultural Tariff Load Peak Off-Peak Less than 5KW Rs 37.25 Rs 30.10 More than 5KW Rs 46.80 Rs 38.54 The commercial structure is notably simpler than the domestic slabs — just two load-based tiers rather than a graduated scale. Agricultural pricing stands out for its peak/off-peak split, a deliberate design that rewards farmers who shift irrigation and equipment use to off-peak hours. Assessing the Structure Overall Taken together, LESCO's tariff design reflects a fairly conventional utility pricing philosophy: protect low-consumption households, charge progressively more as usage rises, and apply simpler, higher flat rates to commercial and industrial load. It's not the most generous structure for mid-to-high consumption domestic users, given how quickly non-protected rates climb, but the lifeline and protected categories do provide real support at the lower end. Worth remembering: these are base rates only — GST, electricity duty, and other charges are layered on top of every figure shown here. What Consumers Should Take Away For domestic households, the practical lesson is straightforward: the 200-unit line matters far more than any other threshold in the table. Staying just under it keeps a household in the protected category and its comparatively gentle rates; drifting even slightly over it means paying non-protected pricing on every unit above 100, not just the excess. This single boundary probably has more influence on a typical household's final bill than any other design choice in the tariff. Commercial and agricultural consumers face a different calculation entirely, since their tariffs are shaped more by load size and, for agriculture, the timing of usage rather than a steep progression across consumption tiers. For those categories, the more actionable takeaway is scheduling — running higher-load equipment during off-peak hours captures real savings under the agricultural rate table, in a way that simply reducing total consumption cannot fully replicate.